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ReviewCNS oncology2022

Radiotherapy-drug combinations in the treatment of glioblastoma: a brief review.

Patrick G McAleavey, Gerard M Walls, Anthony J Chalmers

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Review in CNS oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Patrick G McAleaveySchool of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, N. Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0251-3200
Gerard M WallsCancer Centre Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, N. Ireland.
Anthony J ChalmersInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, G61 1QH, Scotland.
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute · GBQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 17870Cancer Research UK 20546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) accounts for over 50% of gliomas and carries the worst prognosis of all solid tumors. Owing to the limited local control afforded by surgery alone, efficacious adjuvant treatments such as radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy are fundamental in achieving durable disease control. The best clinical outcomes are achieved with tri-modality treatment consisting of surgery, RT and systemic therapy. While RT-chemotherapy combination regimens are well established in oncology, this approach was largely unsuccessful in GBM until the introduction of temozolomide. The success of this combination has stimulated the search for other candidate drugs for concomitant use with RT in GBM. This review seeks to collate the current evidence for these agents and synthesize possible future directions for the field.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaGliomaAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCombined Modality TherapyDrug CombinationsHumansTemozolomideAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingDrug CombinationsTemozolomidechemotherapyglioblastomaradiosensitizersradiotherapytrial design

Identifiers

PMID35603818
PMCPMC9134931
OpenAlexW4281285394

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